Le Mans Contest Entry: 1967 Ferrari 330 P4

[RallyRaider]

Very nice paint job, do you intend to clear coat it? Or are you like me and there is not enough time.

[freakmech]

hehe.... i will probably clear after contest "no time" but like you the only decals are the round number badges so ill trim the excess decal before applying. thanks for the great tip by the way! and thanks for the compliment. a question for the master if i may.... Phil, how long should i wait before decalling, can i hurt the paint or the decal if done too soon? thanks a bunch.

[RallyRaider]

With Tamiya TS paints I'd give it at least a day, longer if possible. There is not much chance of damaging the paintwork with decals. However setting solutions and heat from a hairdryer should be treated carefully.

As I found out the other day, heating up Tamiya masking tape can damage the paintwork underneath! I had the nose panel of my GT40 held in position with tape and hit the number decal with some hot air. Lucky the resulting blemishes were easily removed with some compound.

[freakmech]

UPDATE:

This is going better and better! Its now on all fours. ive got more work to do on the rear chassis but im pleased with my progress. in fact this is probably my first progress thread with progress . i still need to build the spare tire rack above the tranny but since the body paint went so well today(refer to page 1 at the bottom) ive got plenty of time. thanks again to Phil for insight and motivation.

[klutz_100]

Wow!!! Great paint job! This so good! It's gonna be an interesting competition

[proosen]

Looking good so far, one thing I did on mine was to add a couple of pieces of styren sheet where the engine is supposed to be. This prevents you from seeing straight through the model via the rear wheel houses.

Niclas

[godfather23]

Congrats to your paint job! Looks very nice. I´d say: Skip the clear coating, if you´re not forced to do so!

[robrex]

Very nice! That red looks sooooo nice!

[blubaja]

Hey,

Looks really good chad! Keep up the great work!

Frank X.

[Samurai75007]

Wow Looking good.

[freakmech]

UPDATE:




All right the rear end is done. i will add some details since i still have plenty of time but heres how it looks now.







Enjoy!

[freakmech]

UPDATE:

Well here it is so far. Im now positive this will be done on time! Yeah, im going to finish something! so i started decalling and every thing is just fine. the kit came with 2 sets of decals so even if i screw up one ive got a spare. No stopping me now!



Enjoy!

[tonioseven]

Originally Posted by freakmech

well im grinning ear to ear! i just sprayed the final coat on the body and its probably my best yet. check it out. also i will finish the rear chassis tonight so ill post some more pics then. all i need to do now is decal and trim body and were ready for the contest!



Enjoy!

I could swim in the deepness of that red!! Great work man!!

[Layla's Keeper]

The 2nd prettiest of the 60's prototypes (312P Berlinetta is the prettiest) and the 1967 World Champion of Makes.

You did well.

[freakmech]

Thanks alot everybody, its very incouraging. im almost done with the body now so heres a sneak peek. need to do panel lines, windows, and a couple more lenses. but still smooth sailing. ill post some better pics when im farther along. thanks for watching!



Enjoy!